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Fashion Week: Jason Wu

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By Manda J

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for spring 2010 is well underway. While I am eager to see all lines there are certain line I want to see more than others. At the top of my list are Nicole Miller, Mara Hoffman, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tracey Reese and Jason Wu. Jason Wu has received the best kind of publicity a fashion designer can only dream of.

First Lady Michelle Obama,  chose to wear his design to the inauguration ball.MichelleO With all the hype and fame surrounding him I couldn’t wait to see his RTW (Ready To Wear) spring 2010 line. 

For his spring line he elected to use gray in addition to color and   print. The bustle is one its way back in, the front and side bussle.

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I could see Michelle O wearing the gray skirt with the pink stripe, at a first lady appropriate length with a crisp white blouse.  The gray jacket and the red dress has Michelle O written all over it. Both items are conservative, but contain an element that makes it fashion forward. Some of my favorite Jason Wu ensembles that Mrs. O has worn are basic colorful sheaths.  The little details like the bow on the blue sheath add a young fresh feel to a conservative sheath. 

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(pics courtesy of http://mrs-o.org/)

Did I mention I LOVE Mrs.O style, especially the  Azzedine Alaia belt she wears. For more on Jason Wu and his collections visit his official site at http://www.jasonwustudio.com/.

Interviews, UCB

CRABZINABARREL.COM INTERVIEWS UCB

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Last night CrabzInBarrel.com attended a Welcome Home Party for our new hometown hero’s: UCB!  Here in the DMV, we’ve known about UCB for years.  But after serving as the house band for the MTV VMA’s last Sunday, we’re pretty sure UCB is going to be a household name.  After spending most of the year on Wale’s highly successful “Attention Deficit Tour” and being surrounded with megastars like Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Kid Cudi, Pitbull and The All-American Rejects, UCB isn’t too good to come back home and hang with the people.  They came back, humble as ever and granted us the honor of an interview.

They gave us the inside scoop of the craziness that was the VMA’s (including what Jay-Z REALLY thought about Lil’ Mama!), what the band’s plans are in the future and how us CRABZ can make it out the barrel!  We were in a club, so the sound wasn’t great, but it was still an awesome interview.  Thanks guys!

Shouts to Byrd too, she really held it down!

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From left to right Stan (guitarist), Eric (drums), Slump (percussionist), and Dax (their manager).

More pics after the jump! Or Visit our Photobucket here for all the pics from the night. Continue reading CRABZINABARREL.COM INTERVIEWS UCB →

Miscellaneous

ReneeWoods Quick VMA’s Recap

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So I was laying in my bed trying to go to sleep but decided to do a recap because I had all these  questions  running through my mind: Where the freak did Lil Mama come from??????????????? Is Jay-Z the President???Who is Lady WTF are you wearing’s stylist??? Did Beyonce really need to have 50 million people in bathing suits dancing behind her??? Is Kanye West on drugs???  Is it me or was every chic in that place wearing different variations of the same dress??? If some of those people didn’t feel comfortable enough to walk in the heels they were wearing why didn’t they just put their flats on??  That’s what we do when we are riding METRO. Half of the chicks that came out to accept their awards were walking like linebackers. Alright yall  I can’t think of anymore questions and I’m going  to go to sleep now.

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Black Family Reunion 2009, Charlie Wilson, Event Recap, Letoya Luckett

Black Family Reunion 2009 on the National Mall

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Wassup Crabzinabarrel.com world!!!!!!!!!!! It’s your girl ReneeWoods and I had a great time at the 2009 Black Family Reunion on the National Mall on Saturday, September 12, 2009 . The two performers I saw after arriving around 6ish were Letoya Luckett and first name Charlie last name Wilson lol . Now let me just say before Letoya and Latavia left Destiny’s Child Letoya was my favorite member of the group so I was ecstatic like a mofo when I just realized I had walked onto a FREE Letoya Luckett performance. Sidenote: Peep the video below of her singing. Her show was decent and she sounded good but the real star of the night was of course first name Charlie last name Wilson aka Uncle Charlie.  Now when I tell you there was a partaaaaaaaaaaay on the mall when Mr. Wilson performed I am being for real. Me and my friends started hitting a two step like we were the three heartbeats out there on that mall.  We were jumping up and down like it was nobody’s business and singing the words to the songs  Charlie Wilson was singing  like we wrote them. Charlie Wilson’s performance was GREAT and if he is ever supposed to perform at a venue near you please go check him out. Sidenote: Peep the video of Charlie Wilson’s performance above. Alright crabzinabarrel.com world ReneeWoods is about to take a nap and get ready for this long week ahead but have a great week everyone :).

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Fashion

In Your Closet: Accessories

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By Manda J, Style Guru

In these tough economic times who can afford to buy new outfits without going into debt? I know I can’t… that’s why accessories are my new BFF! Accessories such as (but not limited to) necklaces, scarf’s and rings can take an eForever 21 necklacesveryday outfit to newer higher fashionable heights. Monica dressed up jeans, a tee, blazer and boots with a multi-chain necklace. This look can easily be achieved with the help of a multi chain necklace from Forever 21 for $6.80.Purchase two sets for double the flair. Kelly is making an all black liquid leggings night’fit exquisite with a simple necklace. For $12.80 and the help of Forever 21 you too can dress up an all black outfit. Bib necklaces are on the way in so get on the train!!

For those who prefer rings you can go with Keri Hilson’s turnin me on/off rings. Try Melody Ehsani rings for $48.00. You can even custom design the rings and let you fingers do the talking!
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Last but certainly not least in the accessories world are scarves. Functional and fashionable how can you go wrong?, you can’t. Scarves aren’t just for bundling up before you go outside. They are the go to item for re inventing a new look especially at the last minute. If you are wearing all black the brighter the scarf the better. Estelle decided to dress her all black outfit up with a green scarf. While Beyonce decided to keep her LBD (Little Black Dress for the fashion illiterate) simple in a gray scarf. Scarves know no hour. Day or night, dark or bright scarves can take your outfit THERE.

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Just because the economy is suffering doesn’t mean your wardrobe should too. Build up your accessories collection and create new outfits.